Carpet anchor-clip.



A. HANAUER.

CARPET ANCHOR CLIP. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22. 1915.

1,206,759. Patented Nov. 28,1916.

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8% [M W $45M CARPET AN CHOIR-CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

Application filed May 22, 1916. Serial No. 99,187.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANDREAS HANAUER, asubject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and a resident of New York,in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Carpet Anchor-Clips, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in means for securing rugs, mats,carpets and the like to floors and has as its principal object, theprovision of means which are detachably engageable with the edges ofsuch floor coverings, the same being anchored by direct attachment withthe floors in an 0bvious manner.

A further object is to provide means which are inconspicuous when inoperative position, which allow for the ready removal of the coveringwith entire facility, and which are adapted to stretch the attachedarticle in a desirable manner.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction andcombination of parts hereafterdescribed and shown in the accompanyingdrawing, forming a material part of this specification, and in whichFigure l is a miniature plan View showing a rug as held to the floor.Fig. 2 is a side view of the device showing its application, taken online 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View of the securingmeans shown in open or expanded position. Fig. at is a horizontalsectional view taken on line H of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of the device.

As indicated in the drawing, the anchor device is of the most simpleconstruction, comprising a U shaped rigid metallic plate adapted toreceive between its parallel sides 10 and 12, an interior plate 13, bentin a similar shape, and made of spring material, out of which are formeda plurality of sharply pointed spur prongs 14, both at the top andbottom, the same being bent rearward preferably so as to obtain a firmhold in the material of which the floor covering is comprised.

The inner plate is held in its proper recasing by means of an engagingspur 15 formed with the plate 13 and passing into an opening 16 in theplate 12; the plates are further engaged by a sleeve 18 the end flanges19 and 20 of which are disposed against the inner and outer sides of thebends in the plates through which the body passes. The flange 20 isknurled or corrugated so as to be turned with the fingers whereby, byreason of its screw-threaded interior, it may be turned with referenceto the stem 22 of the anchor 23, which is formed with a downturnedsharply pointed prong, the same being bent in the manner of a hook as isclearly apparent throughout the drawing.

A lever 28 is pivotally engaged with the upper plate 10 and providedwith an angularly turned end 30 disposed below the plate 10, between theinterior of the casing and the outer wall of the spring clamp plate 13,as clearly indicated in Fig. 3.

In operation, the anchor hook is driven forcibly into the floor,preferably at a point between the boards, so the open portion of the Ushaped elements extends in the direcgon of the mat or rug as may best beseen in WV hen the edges of the rug are entered as lation to the outerfar as may conveniently be possible within the U shaped element, thelever 28 is turned down, causing the angular end 30 to press against theupper part of the spring plate 13 forcing the prongs 14 into the rugmaterial and holding it firmly in position. Obviously, a reversemovement of the lever 28 will release the rug from the anchors.

'l/Vhen the rug is engaged with the clamp elements and it is desirableto stretch or tighten the same upon the floor, the knurled flange 20 isturned in an obvious manner until the desired adjustment is obtained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the class described, the combination with a rigid Ushaped element, a U shaped spring contained within the rigid element, ananchor engaged to both said elemer ts, said anchor being adapted forinand means for moving said U shaped elesertion 1n a floor, a pluralityof rearwardly ments longitudinally of said anchor.

turned prongs formed upon said inner Signed at New York, in thecountyflof spring, a lever pivoted on said outer ele- New York, andState of New York, this 9th ment, a projection formed upon said leverday of May, 1916.

adapted to press the upper portion of said spring toward the lowerportion thereof, ANDREAS HANAUER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. G.

